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Beschrijving

The advances in business intelligence open up unique opportunities for small, medium and large organizations in the realm of information to the extent that better decisions can be made with data pulled from a variety of sources to meet corporate business goals and objectives.

The business analyst plays a key role in the elicitation, documentation, analysis, modelling and presentation of requirements to key stakeholders on a business intelligence project. The journey in business intelligence will open up methods and concepts to help guide you through this growing segment of business.

About the author

Sean possesses an honours degree from Carleton University of Ottawa and Masters in business administration from Delta International University of New Orleans. He is also a certified specialist in SQL Server Business Intelligence.

Having founded Smoothcube Business Analytics Corporation, Sean realizes a dream of providing quality, endorsed education to business analysts around the world.

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Stakeholder analysis

Stakeholder categories

The tactics explained

Limitation assessment

Boundary assessment

Assessing the Enterprise Architecture

Investigate the corporate direction and need (EACH Cycle Step #1)

Study the gaps (EACH Cycle Step #2)

Validate the solution approach (EACH Cycle Step #3)

Focus the scope (EACH Cycle Step #4)

Formulate the case (EACH Cycle Step #5)

Write the business requirements (EACH Cycle Step #6)

Strategic Review

Document review

Key Data Processes

The BI Framework Core

Data Sources

Data Extraction from Sources

Data Staging

Data Storage

Data Logic

Data Presentation

Cubes, facts and dimensions

Date and Time Dimensions

Conceptualizing Time

Modelling the example using the date dimension

The Time Dimension

The value of a time dimension

Working with time in both formats and concepts

The Value to Feasibility Matrix

Presentation Requirements

The importance of Data profiling

Data profiling

The Transitional Factor

PEST Factors

Conclusion

References

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